An Indonesian parliamentary body on Wednesday approved President Joko Widodo's controversial emergency regulation on job creation, lawmakers said, paving the way for its passage into law at a plenary session.
The president, popularly known by his nickname Jokowi, issued the emergency decree late last year to replace the Jobs Creation law, arguing that ongoing global economic uncertainty gave him the legal basis to exercise executive authority. Once approved by parliament, the decree will become a permanent law.
